Now for the fun part: building your project while it plays. First, you’ll set a play range to
focus your efforts.
1 At the bottom of the Canvas find the transport controls. Click the Play button, or
press the Spacebar, to start playback.
Motion is set to loop project playback, so at the end of the project the clip will play
again from the beginning. This clip includes audio that you will not use. For now, let’s
mute it.
2 In the toolbar directly under the left edge of the Canvas, click the Mute button.
Notice that a few seconds of black plays after the end of the clip. This is because the
clip is shorter than the overall project duration. At the bottom of the Canvas, notice
that the green bar doesn’t quite extend to the end of the project.
The area that contains the blue bar is titled mogul_1, and the green playhead above
it is called the mini-Timeline. It shows the currently selected element and is handy
when moving and trimming single elements in your project.
To play just a section of the video clip, you’ll adjust the play range—the area that
loops or repeats during playback, identified by white triangles. Changing the play
range is a great way to focus on a specific part of your project.
3 As the project plays, drag the play range Out point (the rightmost white triangle) to
300 frames (5 seconds). A tooltip appears showing the new location of the Out point.
focus your efforts.
1 At the bottom of the Canvas find the transport controls. Click the Play button, or
press the Spacebar, to start playback.
Motion is set to loop project playback, so at the end of the project the clip will play
again from the beginning. This clip includes audio that you will not use. For now, let’s
mute it.
2 In the toolbar directly under the left edge of the Canvas, click the Mute button.
Notice that a few seconds of black plays after the end of the clip. This is because the
clip is shorter than the overall project duration. At the bottom of the Canvas, notice
that the green bar doesn’t quite extend to the end of the project.
The area that contains the blue bar is titled mogul_1, and the green playhead above
it is called the mini-Timeline. It shows the currently selected element and is handy
when moving and trimming single elements in your project.
To play just a section of the video clip, you’ll adjust the play range—the area that
loops or repeats during playback, identified by white triangles. Changing the play
range is a great way to focus on a specific part of your project.
3 As the project plays, drag the play range Out point (the rightmost white triangle) to
300 frames (5 seconds). A tooltip appears showing the new location of the Out point.
Tip If you pause playback before moving the play range In or Out points, the
playhead will jump to the new In or Out point and the Canvas will display the frame
you are on, making it easier to choose a play range based on a specific frame.
playhead will jump to the new In or Out point and the Canvas will display the frame
you are on, making it easier to choose a play range based on a specific frame.
At frame 300, the skier in the clip is just beginning to go out of focus, a good point at
which to stop.
Tip To switch between frame and timecode displays, click the arrow to the right
of the frame counter and choose Show Timecode.
of the frame counter and choose Show Timecode.
4 Review the results of the new play range, by pressing the Spacebar and then press the
Spacebar again to stop playback. Press Command-S to save your work.
